Synthesis of biorenewable and water-degradable polylactam esters from itaconic acid

Autor: Stephen A. Miller, Hsiao-Li Chen, Chu-Chieh Lin, Pengxu Qi, Ha Thi Hoang Nguyen
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Green Chemistry. 18:4170-4175
ISSN: 1463-9270
1463-9262
Popis: Itaconic acid, a naturally occurring compound mass-produced via fermentation of glucose, was reacted with ethanolamine or ethylene diamine to afford hydroxy-acid or diacid monomers containing the 2-pyrrolidone lactam. Homopolymerization or copolymerization with diols, respectively, yielded polylactam esters with higher glass transition temperatures and faster hydrolytic degradation compared to the commercial polyester polylactic acid (PLA).
Databáze: OpenAIRE